日期：2014-10-27 A collaboration between researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Innsbruck has developed a completely new way of forming charged molecules which offers tremendous potential for new areas of chemical research. Professor Andrew Ellis from our... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-27 Physics researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered that most of the electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries -- commonly found in consumer electronic devices -- are superhalogens, and that the vast majority of these electrolyt... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-27 A new study has found that implementing stricter fisheries management overcame the expected detrimental effects of climate change disturbances in coral reef fisheries badly impacted by the 1997/98 El Nio, according to the Wildlife Conservation Socie... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-27 A survey published this year found that over 50% of final year veterinary students in the UK do not feel confident either in discussing orodental problems with clients or in performing a detailed examination of the oral cavity of their small animal... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-24 Whether it is Mozart or Miley, your choice of music could determine whether you will perform well at your job. 莫扎特也好，麦莉也好，你的音乐品味决定着你工作的效率。 A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-24 Pollution could be a factor in autism, researchers have found. 研究者们发现，环境污染可能会导致自闭症。 They say children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were more likely to have been exposed to higher levels of certain air toxics during their m... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-23 A newly described tarantula species from Western Brazilian Amazonia was named Bumba lennoni in honor of John Lennon, a founder member of the legendary band the Beatles. The new species is part of the tarantula family Theraphosidae which comprises th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-23 Children who drink non-cow's milk such as rice, almond, soy or goat's milk, have lower levels of vitamin D in their blood than those who drink cow's milk, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Non-cow's milk... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-23 Bright colors appear on a fruit fly's transparent wings against a dark background as a result of light refraction. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have now demonstrated that females choose a mate based on the males' hidden wing colors. Ou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-23 Tiny soil microbes are among the world's biggest potential amplifiers of human-caused climate change, but whether microbial communities are mere slaves to their environment or influential actors in their own right is an open question. Now, research... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-23 Sequencing the genomes of tumor cells has revealed thousands of genetic mutations linked with cancer. However, sifting through this deluge of information to figure out which of these mutations actually drive cancer growth has proven to be a tedious,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-22 The way in which male moths locate females flying hundreds of meters away has long been a mystery to scientists. Researchers know the moths use pheromones to locate their mates. Yet when these chemical odors are widely dispersed in a windy, turbulen... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-22 Crewed missions to Mars remain an essential goal for NASA, but scientists are only now beginning to understand and characterize the radiation hazards that could make such ventures risky, concludes a new paper by University of New Hampshire scientist... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-22 Blue light can both set the mood and set in motion important biological responses. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine and School of Arts and Sciences have teased apart the separate biological responses of the human ey... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-22 Massive black holes spewing out radio-frequency-emitting particles at near-light speed can block formation of new stars in aging galaxies, a study has found. The research provides crucial new evidence that it is these jets of radio-frequency feedbac... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-22 The most obvious effects of too much sun exposure are cosmetic, like wrinkled and rough skin. Some damage, however, goes deeper -- ultraviolet light can damage DNA and cause proteins in the body to break down into smaller, sometimes harmful pieces t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-22 X-ray phase tomography is an imaging technique that uses penetrating X-rays to create volumetric views through slices or sections of soft biological tissues, such as tumors, and it offers strongly enhanced contrast compared to conventional CT scans.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-22 Chapman University has initiated the first comprehensive nationwide study on what strikes fear in Americans in the first of what is a planned annual study. According to the Chapman poll, the number one fear in America today is walking alone at night... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-17 Change in disturbance regimes -- rather than a change in climate -- is largely responsible for altering the composition of Eastern forests, according to a researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. Forests in the Eastern United Sta... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-10-17 Imagine the world waking up one morning to discover that all compasses pointed south instead of north. It's not as bizarre as it sounds. Earth's magnetic field has flipped -- though not overnight -- many times throughout the planet's history. Its di... 阅读全文>>